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Comment author: gwern 31 January 2013 03:45:41PM *  5 points [-]

Looks like an attempt to get rid of the negative image associated with the name Singularity Institute.

From OP:

When Singularity University (SU) acquired the Singularity Summit from us in December, we also agreed to change the name of our institute to avoid brand confusion between the Singularity Institute and Singularity University.

I'm not sure this name change is a good idea or worth whatever SU offered (or that there was a real brand issue), but there apparently was some other motivation than 'SI now has embarrassing connotations'.

Comment author: David_Gerard 31 January 2013 05:47:43PM *  9 points [-]

There is a real brand issue. I say "Singularity Institute" to people down the pub, the ones who've heard the word go "ah, Kurzweil!" (I was trying to explain this site I like called LessWrong.)

Comment author: Rain 31 January 2013 05:56:06PM 10 points [-]

I told someone at work, and they said, "Oh, like on that Fringe episode [about Kurzweillian uploading]."

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